Swansea stopped the rot with a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth but failed to ease the pressure on head coach Paul Clement.
Four successive defeats had dropped Swansea into the Premier League relegation zone and left Clement facing awkward questions over his future.
Those questions might still remain after Bournemouth kept a third successive clean sheet, but at least Clement saw an improved Swansea performance which should have brought all three points.
Swansea still laboured to create chances but there was a greater intensity about their play than in recent weeks.
And Clement must have felt his side had won it when substitute Leroy Fer burst through the Cherries' defence seven minutes from time.
Fer forced Asmir Begovic into his first save of the game and then placed the rebound wide when it seemed simpler to score.
Swansea also had a penalty appeal turned down late when Adam Smith appeared to take away the standing foot of Tammy Abraham, although contact might just have been outside the area.
Clubs to offer gender-neutral title
Swansea and Bournemouth have announced they will be the first Premier League clubs to offer transgender and non-binary supporters a gender-neutral title prefix.
The two teams meet at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday, which has been designated as a LGBT fixture.
Both clubs confirmed in a joint statement that supporters would be offered the option of using the ‘Mx’ title, “should they not wish to be identified by traditional gender categories”.
The ‘Mx’ title, which is pronounced ‘Mix’ or ‘Mux’, is “available for all transgender and intersex people, as well as people who don’t identify with one particular gender or don’t want to be identified as being male or female”.
New and existing customers will be able to opt for their preference across all major points of service at the clubs, including ticketing and merchandise purchases as well as online accounts.